Delta Embraces AI Pricing: 20% of Fares to be Personalized by 2025
Delta Air Lines embraces AI pricing, aiming for 20% of fares to be personalized by 2025, up from 3% currently, raising privacy concerns over potential price discrimination.
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McDonald's AI Hiring Bot Exposed 64 Million Job Applicants' Data
A vulnerability in McDonald's AI hiring chatbot McHire exposes personal data of 64 million job applicants before being swiftly fixed by the fast-food giant after researchers' notification.
McDonald's AI hiring tool leaks millions of applicants' personal data
McDonald's AI hiring tool leaks millions of applicants' personal data as hackers exploit security flaws to access names, emails, and phone numbers by guessing a simple password.
Denmark Moves to Give Citizens Control Over Deepfakes, Digital Recreations
Denmark enacts groundbreaking legislation empowering citizens to control digital recreations of their faces, voices, and bodies, allowing them to demand removal of unauthorized deepfakes and performances, preventing misuse and protecting personal likenesses.
Facebook Seeks Permission for AI Photo Analysis, Promising Creative Suggestions
Facebook introduces an opt-in feature allowing AI analysis of users' photos for creative suggestions, requiring agreement to Meta's AI Terms of Service permitting facial recognition and analysis of personal media, while assuring photos are not used for ad targeting or AI model improvement.
Reddit Sues Anthropic Over Alleged Exploitation of User Data
Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, alleging unauthorized commercial exploitation of Reddit's user data and content to train Anthropic's AI models without permission or compensation, breaching Reddit's rules and violating users' privacy.
Meta Shifts to AI for Risk Assessments, Raising Concerns
Meta plans to automate up to 90% of risk assessments for new features and updates on its platforms like Facebook and Instagram, replacing human evaluators with AI systems that will determine potential privacy violations, harm to minors, and spread of misinformation, raising concerns about oversight and unintended consequences.
Gemini AI to Automatically Summarize Long Emails, Opt-Out Available
Google's AI assistant Gemini will now automatically summarize long emails, displaying key points at the top, unless users opt out of this feature, marking AI's increasing presence in everyday software and services despite concerns over accuracy.
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Gmail to SQLite: Unleash the Power of Your Email Data
GitHub repository that indexes your Gmail account into a local SQLite database, allowing you to analyze and archive your email data with robust features like incremental syncing, parallel processing, and comprehensive error handling, all with a user-friendly command-line interface.
Utah Tightens Regulations on Mental Health Chatbots, Extends AI Policy Act
Utah imposes stricter rules for mental health chatbots, mandating AI disclosure, prohibiting user data sales, limiting advertising, and extends its AI Policy Act until 2027 amid growing concerns over AI's impact.